Reader’s Question:

I have never been arrested for DWI here in Oklahoma though I admit that I sometimes drink and drive. I just hope this won’t ever happen to me, but just in case I get caught, what happens in a DWI arrest and how can I bail myself out?

Charity

East Canadian, OK

There are many things that you would have to worry about if you get arrested for DWI in Oklahoma. During a DWI arrest, the police officer would most likely give you some type of field sobriety test (FST) or a chemical test that would hopefully tell the police officer what your approximate blood alcohol content (BAC) level is. The police officer should read to you your Miranda rights which you need to listen carefully to and if the Miranda rights are not read to you during the arrest, you need to make your DWI lawyer aware of this as soon as you have chosen a lawyer.

The officers would go through the booking process once they have gotten you to the jail. This includes finger printing and mug shots. The officers at the jail will then keep you in jail until it is time for your bail hearing wherein the judge will look at all of your past offenses as well as past arrests and make a decision as to how high or low your bail should be.

You would have to find some way to get yourself out of jail once you have been assigned a bail amount. You might want to call someone to come pay your way out if you have the money at home. But if you don’t have money at home, you might want to call a bail bondsman to get something worked out so you will have a way out of jail.

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